Charles Harting Percy
Senator, Illinois
Term of office: January 1967–January 1985
Political party:	Republican
Preceded by:	Paul Douglas
Succeeded by:	Paul M. Simon
Born:	September 27, 1919 Pensacola, Florida
Religion:

Charles Harting Percy (born September 27, 1919) was chairman of the Bell & Howell Corporation from 1949 to 1964 and Republican United States Senator for Illinois from 1967 to 1985. Illinois Senator Charles Percy. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... January is the first month of the year and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... January is the first month of the year and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // The Republican Party (often referred to as the GOP, for Grand Old Party) is one of the two major political organizations in the United States two party system; the Democratic Party is the other. ... Paul Howard Douglas (March 26, 1892 - September 24, 1976) was a University of Chicago economist and Democratic United States Senator, 1949–1967, representing the State of Illinois. ... For other persons named Paul Simon, see Paul Simon (disambiguation). ... September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Nickname: The City of Five Flags Location of the city within the state of Florida Country United States State Florida County Escambia County, Florida Mayor John Fogg Area    - City 102. ... September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Abraham Zapruders Bell & Howell Zoomatic movie camera, in the collection of the US National Archives Founded in 1907 and headquartered in Skokie, Illinois, the Bell & Howell Company merged with Böwe Systec Inc in 2003 to become Böwe Bell & Howell. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... // The Republican Party (often referred to as the GOP, for Grand Old Party) is one of the two major political organizations in the United States two party system; the Democratic Party is the other. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Percy was born in Pensacola, Florida, but his family moved to Chicago, Illinois when he was an infant. As a child, he was notable for his entrepreneurial energy, and often held several jobs at once while also attending school. In the mid-1930s, his pluck brought him to the attention of his Sunday school teacher, Joseph McNabb, the president of Bell & Howell, which was then a small camera company. Nickname: The City of Five Flags Location of the city within the state of Florida Country United States State Florida County Escambia County, Florida Mayor John Fogg Area    - City 102. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Sunday school, Indians and whites. ... A camera is a device used to take pictures (usually photographs), either singly or in sequence, with or without sound recording, such as with video cameras. ...

Percy completed high school at New Trier High School. After Percy graduated from the University of Chicago in 1941, he went to work full time for Bell & Howell, and within a year he was made a director of the company. Percy served three years in the United States Navy during World War II, and returned to the company in 1945. New Trier High School (also known as New Trier Township High School or NTHS) is a public four-year high school located in Winnetka, Illinois, U.S.A.. Founded in 1901, the school is well known for its large spending per student, academic excellence, and its athletic, drama, and music... The University of Chicago is a private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. ... This article is about the year. ... USN redirects here. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...

During the war, Percy married Jeanne Dickerson, who died in 1947. Percy, with three children to care for, re-married three years later, to Loraine Guyer. 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...

After Joseph McNabb died in 1949, Percy was made the president of Bell & Howell. During Percy's presidency, company sales grew 32-fold, employment grew 12-fold, and the company went public on the New York Stock Exchange. 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States (1861-1865) The majority of this article is about heads of states. ... New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) , also nicknamed the Big Board, is the largest stock exchange in the world in dollar volume and second largest by number of companies listed. ...

In the late 1950s, Percy decided to enter politics. With the encouragement of then-President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Percy helped write Decisions for a Better America, which proposed a set of long-range goals for the Republican Party. Percy was then made the chair of the platform committee at the 1960 Republican National Convention. Dwight David Ike Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American soldier and politician. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Mitchell who sits next to Ryan Anderson in computer class at Thunderbolt Middle School is weird. ...

Percy's first foray into electoral politics was a run for governor of Illinois in 1964, which Percy lost to Democratic incumbent Otto Kerner. His second attempt, a run for senator from Illinois, succeeded two years later, with Percy upsetting incumbent Democratic senator Paul Douglas (a former professor of Percy's at the University of Chicago). During that campaign, his daughter Valerie was murdered at the family home under mysterious circumstances, and campaigning was suspended for two weeks, but then continued. Valerie Percy's murder has never been solved, despite a long investigation. [1] The Governor of Illinois is the chief executive of the State of Illinois and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... Otto Kerner, Jr. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Paul Howard Douglas (March 26, 1892 - September 24, 1976) was a University of Chicago economist and Democratic United States Senator, 1949–1967, representing the State of Illinois. ...

Percy served in the Senate until 1984, when he was defeated for re-election by Paul Simon, in a campaign in which Percy was attacked for an "anti-Israel" stance because he supported the sale of AWACS planes to Saudi Arabia. Speaking in Toronto in 1984, AIPAC's Executive Director Tom Dine boasted: "All the Jews, from coast to coast, gathered to oust Percy. And the American politicians—those who hold public positions now, and those who aspire—got the message." [2] For other persons named Paul Simon, see Paul Simon (disambiguation). ... US Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft is prepared for flight in November 1997 Cockpit of RAF E-3 Sentry undergoing upgrades Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) is a radar-based electronic system designed to carry out airborne surveillance, and C3 (command, control and communications) functions for both... U.S. President George W. Bush addresses AIPAC members in Washington on May 18, 2004. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

While in the Senate, Percy was active in the areas of business and international affairs. He was in the moderate wing of the Republican Party, and explored the possibility of running for President in 1968 and 1976, but dropped out both times, supporting the unsuccessful attempt of Nelson Rockefeller to gain the Republican nomination in 1968, and the successful attempt of President Gerald Ford to regain the Republican nomination in 1976. During the early 1970s he clashed with President Richard Nixon, criticizing his conduct of the war in Vietnam. In politics and religion, a moderate is an individual who holds an intermediate position between two extreme or radical viewpoints. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ...

Percy's daughter Sharon is the wife of United States Senator John D. Rockefeller IV of West Virginia. Charles Percy has three other children; Roger (born 1947), Gail (born 1953), and Mark (born 1955). He is a devout Christian Scientist. John Davison Rockefeller IV (born on June 18, 1937), generally known as Jay Rockefeller, has served as a Democratic U.S. Senator from West Virginia since 1985. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area  Ranked 41st  - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... Christian Science is a teaching regarding the efficacy of spiritual healing according to the interpretation of the Bible by Mary Baker Eddy, in her book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures (First published in 1875). ...

References

• Hess, Stephen and David S. Broder. The Republican Establishment: The Present and Future of the G.O.P. New York : Harper & Row, 1967.

Paul Howard Douglas (March 26, 1892 - September 24, 1976) was a University of Chicago economist and Democratic United States Senator, 1949–1967, representing the State of Illinois. ... Illinois was admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818. ... For other persons named Paul Simon, see Paul Simon (disambiguation). ... Frank Forrester Church III (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was a four-term U.S. Senator representing Idaho as a Democrat (1957-1981). ... U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is a standing committee of the United States Senate. ... Richard Green Dick Lugar (born April 4, 1932) is the senior United States Republican Senator from Indiana. ...

External links

• Overview of 1984 primary election campaign